Tag: livestock
Can veggies stand in for poor hay this year?
Learn how to meet the nutritional needs of ruminants, lacking in this year's hay crop, by planting some veggies to graze this fall.
What are your bedding options?
Find out what you can do when unbaled wheat straw is going for $100/ton.
Horse owners should plan hay purchases now
Weather in the Midwest is forcing livestock producers to buy hay earlier. As a result, horse owners may not have an easy time finding it later this year.
An invisible fence for cattle?
Controlling where the cattle roam may get a lot easier. Researchers with Ohio State University CFAES will test a virtual fence for livestock this summer.
Heat stress costs you money
The hustle and bustle of summer has arrived. It is time to watch for heat stress in your cows and yourself.
Forage-related disorders in cattle
Learn more about common forage-related disorders — bloat, grass tetany and nitrate poisoning — to prevent livestock from getting ill or dying.
Swine feed holding times updated to prevent the spread of viruses
The new details decrease holding times over the initial estimations and give additional assurances of further viral degradation if the feed is contaminated.
How to breed cattle with success and ease
Close attention to proper semen care and insemination will improve your conception rates when breeding cattle. Learn more about proper techniques.
Steiner consignment tops heifer sale
The Ohio Holstein Spring Heifer Sale was held April 20 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, averaging $1,007 on all consignments.
Stay on track through the ups and downs
Cattlemen will never be able to control the weather, but they can prepare to weather the storms.
